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• Charges laid in string of thefts from Calgary locker rooms

  05-07-2023 23:53
  
  Calgary police have arrested a woman in connection with a string of thefts from fitness, aquatic and recreation centres throughout the city last month. Police say multiple people reported having their wallet, ID, cellphone, keys or other personal property stolen from changing room lockers. In some cases, the victims left to find their vehicle stolen or fraudulent transactions on their bank card. Officers were able to identify a suspect after reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to staff at facili
  
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• Kodiaks add Lethbridge's Dray Walburger to men's basketball roster - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 23:31 via news.google.com
  
  Kodiaks add Lethbridge's Dray Walburger to men's basketball roster  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pair of 10-year-old golfers from Calgary bound for international tournament

  05-07-2023 23:19
  
  They may be young, but Sedona Weitz and Niko Tran are accomplished golfers who earned the right to represent Canada at the IMG Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego, Calif. This will be Weitz's second trip to the tournament in two years. She placed 49th in 2022. At 10 years old, she's playing at three events in a row in the U.S., starting at the end of June when she competed in the World Stars of Golf in Las Vegas, finishing third behind two Australian girls. After the IMG event, she'll he
  
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• Alberta premier pledges $30M for drug treatment centre on First Nation near Calgary

  05-07-2023 23:05
  
  The Alberta government is to spend up to $30 million to build a long-term drug addiction treatment facility on the Tsuut'ina First Nation west of Calgary. The aim is to have construction begin next year on the 75-bed facility that is expected to treat about 300 patients annually. Premier Danielle Smith says it's one of 11 recovery centres planned or underway in Alberta as part of its long-term strategy to help people with drug addiction. Other centres include ones in Red Deer, Lethbridge, Calgar
  
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• Goldfish Derby Days returns to Lethbridge this summer - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 22:14 via news.google.com
  
  Goldfish Derby Days returns to Lethbridge this summer  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Fast food company Chipotle coming to Alberta

  05-07-2023 22:03
  
  American fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is coming to Alberta, CTV News Edmonton has confirmed. The first location will open on 32 Avenue NE in Calgary this summer or fall, and the company says it plans to expand to Edmonton "in the coming years." Chipotle has over 3,200 locations in the United States, and several Canadian locations in Ontario and B.C. 
  
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• 5 Alberta LPNs’ fight to be classified as ‘direct nurses’ continues as some unions push back

  05-07-2023 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of LPNs pushing to have their jobs reclassified as direct nurses is now waiting to hear from the Alberta Labour Relations Board on where their fight goes next.
  
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• Weekly downtown farmers' market kicks off for the summer - My Lethbridge Now

  05-07-2023 21:48 via news.google.com
  
  Weekly downtown farmers' market kicks off for the summer  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• 2 more people accused of groping 'young teen females' in West Edmonton Mall waterpark

  05-07-2023 21:45
  
  About two weeks after a 17-year-old boy was arrested at West Edmonton Mall's World Waterpark, two more people are facing allegations that they groped "young teen females" in the wave pool. Police were called to the waterpark at 4:50 p.m. Sunday after security reported that a teenage boy "groped three young teen females while in the wave pool," an Edmonton Police Service news release said. Police did not provide the ages of the victims. The boy was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual
  
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• 2 more people accused of groping females in West Edmonton Mall waterpark

  05-07-2023 21:45
  
  About two weeks after a 17-year-old boy was arrested at West Edmonton Mall's World Waterpark, two more people are facing allegations that they groped females in the wave pool. Police were called to the waterpark at 4:50 p.m. Sunday after security reported that a teenage boy "groped three young teen females while in the wave pool," an Edmonton Police Service news release said. The boy was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault. He cannot be publicly named because he is not 18. W
  
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• Alberta government signs agreement to bring recovery centre to Tsuut’ina

  05-07-2023 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tsuut'ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney said the facility is needed given the modern landscape of street drugs.
  
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• Mitigation efforts continue at Suncor in wake of cyberattack

  05-07-2023 20:48
  
  Canada's top technical authority on cybersecurity says it is working closely with Suncor Energy Inc. in the aftermath of a high-profile systems breach at the energy giant. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says it can't disclose details of the cybersecurity incident that caused payment systems at many of Suncor's Petro-Canada locations across the country to go down last week. Sami Khoury, head of the centre - which leads Canada's federal response to cybersecurity incidents - says mitigation
  
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• Calgary police seek driver who may have witnessed hit-and-run that injured child

  05-07-2023 20:25
  
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help identifying a driver believed to have witnessed a hit-and-run in Saddle Ridge last month that seriously injured a child. The victim, a 10-year-old boy, was hit by a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer as it travelled east on Savanna Boulevard N.E. at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 23. The boy was on an e-scooter at the time, travelling in the same direction as the truck, and was hit near the intersection with Savanna Gardens N.E. He suffered seriou
  
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• Foxtail barley to be stopped short under Calgary's new rules

  05-07-2023 20:01
  
  The City of Calgary is taking its battle against a native grass, which is harmful to pets, to new heights. Foxtail barley, known by its scientific name Hordeum jubatum, is not an invasive plant and even has environmental benefits, officials say. However, it poses a major health risk to animals, particularly dogs. The problem is the seeds can be ingested, inhaled or embedded in fur, which can lead to injury. Calgary's Community Standards Bylaw has guidelines in place for controlling foxtail barle
  
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• Fraudsters posing as Calgary police demand Bitcoin in new cryptocurrency scam

  05-07-2023 19:50
  
  Calgary police are warning the public about a new cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters pose as officers. According to the Calgary Police Service, the scam has seen victims lose thousands of dollars. In most cases, police say scammers claim the victim has a family member who has been arrested, then someone pretending to be a Calgary police officer demands money for lawyer fees, sometimes even spoofing the phone numbers of loved ones to make the situation appear legitimate. In other cases, scam
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes select Elias Knoester in CHL Import Draft - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 19:18 via news.google.com
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes select Elias Knoester in CHL Import Draft  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Stampede kicks off Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 19:17 via news.google.com
  
  Calgary Stampede kicks off Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mitigation efforts continue at Suncor Energy following cyberattack

  05-07-2023 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's top technical authority on cybersecurity says it is working closely with Suncor Energy Inc. in the aftermath of a high-profile systems breach at the energy giant.
  
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• UN body reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands

  05-07-2023 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change.
  
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• Rural Lethbridge area municipalities partner to address labour ... - My Lethbridge Now

  05-07-2023 18:04 via news.google.com
  
  Rural Lethbridge area municipalities partner to address labour ...  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Cat rescue operator speaks out about Alberta's problem communities

  05-07-2023 17:43
  
  One of the major issues the Last Chance Cat Ranch in Lethbridge faces is pet abandonment. “People who come north to work, when they return south, they leave animals behind,” Elizabeth Ginn of the Last Chance Cat Ranch said. “However, it's not just them. There's also a fraction of people that just abandon them.” Ginn says that the Last Chance Cat Ranch implores pet owners to take care of their pets, but people don't always listen and expect the facility to be of help to th
  
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• New transit vans hitting Lethbridge roads - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 17:32 via news.google.com
  
  New transit vans hitting Lethbridge roads  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• A look under the hood; new Lethbridge Transit vans offer smoother ... - City of Lethbridge

  05-07-2023 16:57 via news.google.com
  
  A look under the hood; new Lethbridge Transit vans offer smoother ...  City of Lethbridge
  
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• Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

  05-07-2023 16:48
  
  The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high, the latest in a series of climate-change extremes that alarm but don't surprise scientists. The globe's average temperature reached 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit (17.18 degrees Celsius) on Tuesday, according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer, a common tool based on satellite data and c
  
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• Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it

  05-07-2023 16:48
  
  The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project. For two straight days, the global average temperature spiked into uncharted territory. After scientists talked about Monday's dramatic heat, Tuesday soared 0.17 degrees Celsius (0.31 degrees Fahrenheit) even hotter, which is a huge temperature jump in terms of global averages and records.Here's how to keep cool a
  
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• Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 16:07 via news.google.com
  
  Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Coca-Cola to build new $70M facility in northeast Calgary

  05-07-2023 15:55
  
  Soft drink giant Coca-Cola is staking out some more territory in northeast Calgary with what it says is the company's largest single investment in a facility since 2018. The state-of-the-art bottling plant, which will include a high-density warehouse at its existing property at 23 Street N.E. will cost an estimated $70 million, officials said. "Our mission is to deliver optimism and create a better future by bringing sustainable value for our customers, consumers and communities," said Todd Pars
  
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• City says tougher rules will cut down on catalytic converter thefts

  05-07-2023 15:33
  
  The City of Calgary has introduced some new rules that it says could cut down on catalytic converter thefts. Starting Tuesday, auto wreckers, salvage yard businesses and all other businesses that deal with used auto parts will need to keep detailed records about where they acquired those parts. The information they are required to record includes the VIN, make, model, colour and year of the vehicle, as well as all details about the seller and buyer. The changes are the result of an amendment of
  
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• Curling returning to the University of Lethbridge with new coach - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 13:45 via news.google.com
  
  Curling returning to the University of Lethbridge with new coach  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New coaching program coming to Lethbridge College - Lethbrige Herald

  05-07-2023 12:11 via news.google.com
  
  New coaching program coming to Lethbridge College  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Canadians eligible for GST credit expected to receive 'grocery rebate' today

  05-07-2023 12:06
  
  Canadians eligible for the GST credit are expected to receive a special payment today to help with the rising cost of groceries. The payment, which the Liberal government is calling the grocery rebate, was promised in the spring budget to help Canadians cope with food inflation.How to get the most out of your grocery rebate Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political coverage of Parliament HillThe Canada Revenue Agency says approximately 11 million Canadians will receive the additional mone
  
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• In the news today: Still no resolution in B.C. port strike - Lethbridge News Now

  05-07-2023 10:22 via news.google.com
  
  In the news today: Still no resolution in B.C. port strike  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Reel in the fun at Goldfish Derby Days! - City of Lethbridge

  05-07-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Reel in the fun at Goldfish Derby Days!  City of Lethbridge
  
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• 'Looks almost like a meteor crash': Central Alberta tornado estimated among Alberta's strongest

  05-07-2023 04:48
  
  A Canada Day tornado that tore through parts of central Alberta is estimated to be one of the strongest in the province's history. Experts have now categorized the tornado as an EF4 -- something Alberta hasn't seen in 36 years. Just north of Carstairs on Tuesday night, the cleanup was still very much underway. Piles of debris that were thrown all across properties are everywhere in this part of Mountain View County. On Tuesday, Jared Wesley was surveying the damage to his mother's property. Ther
  
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• Landlord says he's stuck after evicted renters set up camp on his front lawn

  05-07-2023 03:27
  
  A Calgary landlord says he's dealing with $100,000 in property damage and a group of squatters who refuse to leave a home he owns in the city's northeast. Nsingi Kalukembelako says he evicted nine people renting his property along Templeview Drive N.E. in January – just one month after several families moved in. He says they never even paid the first month's rent. "By myself, I kicked them out," he said. "I put them in (the) front, so I took all of their stuff outside and from June 1, they
  
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• Man charged with arson following Lake Louise fire

  05-07-2023 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Staff accommodations, which house up to 200, were evacuated that afternoon.
  
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• Lake Louise man charged in fire at Charleston Residence

  05-07-2023 02:53
  
  A 40-year-old man has been charged in connection to a fire in Lake Louise, Alta., on Monday that caused more than 100 people to be evacuated from the Charleston Residence, a staff building for the Lake Louise Ski Resort. The fire broke out at around noon. Lake Louise RCMP arrived at the building to find a man on the roof with a knife. Officers convinced the man to come down a ladder, but say he slipped and fell to the ground, adding that the ladder was slick from the water used in firefighting e
  
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• Mounties investigating potential ‘suspicious’ fire in southern Alberta

  05-07-2023 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 7:38 p.m. on July 1, Three Hills RCMP received a report of a "suspicious male" leaving the area of a fire near Morrin Bridge on Highway 27.
  
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• Alberta one of the riskiest provinces to live in: Insurance Bureau of Canada

  05-07-2023 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has seen a wide range of extreme weather over the past couple of months and it's having an impact on the economy.
  
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• New University of Lethbridge president walks campus halls in welcome tour

  05-07-2023 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A campus tour welcomed Dr. Digvir Jayas, the University of Lethbridge's new president and vice-chancellor, becoming the seventh person to lead the institution.
  
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• Missing Calgary woman last seen in Rosscarrock, say police

  05-07-2023 01:51
  Calgary police are looking to the public for help locating a woman not heard from since early last month. Tanya Jeanne White, 41, was last seen in the southwest community of Rosscarrock on June 9. Police say while its common for White to go short periods of time without communicating with her family, and while there is nothing to indicate foul play is involved, they're concerned for her well-being. White is known to frequent the downtown area, including the neighbourhoods of Sunalta and Bankview
  
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• Missing Calgary woman last seen in Rosscarrock found safe: police

  05-07-2023 01:51
  
  Calgary police say a woman not heard from since early June has been safely located. The 41-year-old was last seen in the southwest community of Rosscarrock on June 9. On Wednesday, police announced she had been found.
  
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• Alberta minister calls for back-to-work legislation to end B.C. port strike

  05-07-2023 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Devin Dreeshen said he's frustrated the strike has continued since Saturday since Ottawa used legislation in 2021 to end a walkout by Port of Montreal dock workers after one day.
  
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• Saskatchewan man charged in southern Alberta fire near Morrin Bridge

  05-07-2023 01:17
  
  A Saskatchewan man is facing charges in connection to a fire in southern Alberta on Canada Day. The fire was located near the Morrin Bridge on Highway 27 in Kneehill County, north of Drumheller, Alta. Farmers in the area jumped into action to help firefighters from the Three Hills Fire Department as they battled the blaze. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., someone called 911 to report a suspicious male leaving the scene. Police were able to identify a suspect and take him into custody. Alvin Sa
  
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• Calgarians scammed by fake rental ads, prompting warning from police

  05-07-2023 00:36
  
  Calgary police are warning would-be renters to be cautious of fictitious online ads after several people fell victim to a phoney rental in Brentwood. The victims replied to online ads promoting a basement suite in the 5000 block of Benson Road N.W. Prior to viewing the suite, both victims sent a deposit to the landlord through e-transfer to place the property on hold. Once they arrived at the address, the victims discovered the online ad was fake and had not been posted by the rightful owner of
  
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• B-17 Bomber Ready To Take Flight In Lethbridge - Bridge City News

  05-07-2023 00:31 via news.google.com
  
  B-17 Bomber Ready To Take Flight In Lethbridge  Bridge City News
  
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• Six Hurricanes Attend NHL Camps – Lethbridge Hurricanes - Lethbridge Hurricanes

  05-07-2023 00:06 via news.google.com
  
  Six Hurricanes Attend NHL Camps – Lethbridge Hurricanes  Lethbridge Hurricanes
  
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